Toe-calk.



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TOE-CALK. l

Speccation of Letters Patent. i

Patented ret. is, ieri'.

Application led May 17, 1916. Serial No. 98,035.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR B. citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Minnehaha-and State of South Dakota, have inventedy cer-v tain new and useful Tmprovementsgin Toe- Calks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in horseshoe calks and in particular to a calk so designed as to be capable of attachment and detachment in an easy manner without necessarily removing the horseshoe.

The essence of the invention lies in the means wherebyvr the calkn is detachably connected to the shoe such that sufficient surface bearing is procured while insuring against displacement from stresses which are, by reason of its construction, transmitted to both the shoe and hoof to which it is attached.

For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a shoe showing the invention attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the calk in front elevation.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the calk in rear elevation; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Throughout the following detail description, and on the several figures of the drawing, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Specically describing the invention and referring to the drawing, the calk consists of a body portion 1 which may be of any desired shape or configuration but as disclosed in the drawing is of tapering form. The

plate 2 extending, from its upper rearward edge and said plate is bent forwardly in spaced relation to the top of the body of the calk so as to project over the toe portion of the horseshoe 3. The shoe aswill be particularly noted in Figs. 3 and 4 is cut out both at its inner edge and upper surface as indicated at 4 and 5 respectively so as to receive the neck 2 of the plate 2 and the horizontal portion of said plate. This horizontal portion terminates in spaced attaching prongs 6 which are adapted to be bent downwardly against the forward edge of the shoe HANsON, al

as shown most clearly in Fig.l l of the drawing. v Y

lIntermediate the prongs 6, the plate 2 has formed thereon v what I term for the purpose ofthis description, aftoeclip 7 which member, is bendable in an opposite direction from that of bending the prongs 6 so Vas to lie against the toe portion of the hoof to which the shoe is attached. .These fastening elements 6 and 7, it will be obvious, distribute the strain against the bodyboth to the shoe and to the hoof, and, therefore, the calk is more easily retained in place upon the shoe.

Projecting from the forward face of the body of the calk, just below its top portion, is provided still another fastening element or flange 8 which, it will be observed from Fig. 4, is somewhat wedge shaped in form. This flange is received into the aperture 9 of a pendent flange or projection 10 extending from the lower surface of the toe ofv the shoe 3. By reason of the wedge formation of the projection 8, in attaching-fthe calk to the shoe preliminary to bending the elements 6 and 7, the tendency is to produce a clamping of the shoe between the plate and this prosoL jection so that when the elements 6 and 7 s above referred to are finally bent into normal position the calk will be held rigidly in place. The projection 8, it might be added, may be bent, if desired,` to further insure against displacement of the calk.

It will be noted that the body of the calk is of sufficient thickness to give a desirable bearing surface against the shoe and this is a matter of importance in an article of this character. A calk of this type may be kept sharpened for a considerable period of time andl whenever it becomes necessary to replace the calk it is easily removed from position without removal of the shoe from ,the hoof owing to the fact that the plate 2 body is provided with an integral extension is Hush with the upper surface of said shoe. Such removal is accomplished by bending the clip 7 downwardly into horizontal position and the prongs 6 upwardly, so that the calk may be withdrawn from position by rearward movement. It is not requisite that the material be heated in attaching the member in position and this may be easily done by anyone without any special skill or implements other than may readily be at hand. Y

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is:

1. 'A toe'calk for horseshoes comprising a body, fastening means f0'1 detachably conneeting the call; to the shoe consisting of a shoe engaging member havin fastening element at its extremity benda le in one direction to engage the shoe, and a hoof engaging member bendable n the opposite direction for engaging the hoof.Y

2. A toe oalk for horseshoes comprising va body, fastening means for detachably conneoting the-ca`-lk -to the 'shoe consisting of a plate extension bent at an angle and in spaced relation tothe body to engage the Y upper surface of the shoe, said plate terminating in a fastening prong adapted to be bent about the Shoe, anda separate hoof e'ngaging element adapted to coperate with the hoof. Y

3. A toe ealk for horseshoes comprising a body, fastening means foi' detaehably Conneeting the ealk to the Vshoe Consisting of a plate extension bent at an angle and in spaced relation to the body to engage the surface of the shoe, said plate terminating in "ai clip adapted to be bent at an angle to the .plate and against the hoof to Which the shoe is attached. Y 4. In combination, a horseshoe having an apertured flange extending therefrom, a detachable calli eopeiating with the shoe and arranged adjacent vto the flange, a bendable extension y0in the ealk engageable 'With the shoe at one `sid-'e thereof, and means projecting from the calli and engageable in the apertuie 'of said flange to hold the oalk in place upon the shoe.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatufr'e.

, OSCAR B. HANSON.

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